"Ethics, in their proper role, are

"Ethics, in their proper role, are not ends in themselves. They are expressions of deeper moral values codified principles that guide our actions in alignment with what we believe to be right and good. But ethics can become unmoored from the values they are meant to serve, and when they do, they can lead not just to confusion but to complicity in harm."

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It is obvious that putting the task of distributing food and aid to the people of Gaza in the hands of the Israeli government and American mercenaries has been a terrible idea and a complete failure.

Opening fire on starving people as they desperately seek food is a level of criminality that cannot be tolerated.

Israel is using aid as bait to corral people and push them out of the north and into militarised zones.

Its about humiliating people, and its about controlling the population. This has nothing to do with stopping starvation.

Michael Fakhri, the UN special rapporteur on the right to food

Since the start of that invasion in February 2022, Russia has made more than three times as much money by exporting hydrocarbons than Ukraine has received in allocated by its allies.Sanctions, anyone

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"The GHF restricts aid to only one part of Gaza while leaving other dire needs unmet, UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said at the Security Council last week. It makes aid conditional on political and military aims. It makes starvation a bargaining chip. It is a cynical sideshow. A deliberate distraction. A fig leaf for further violence and displacement.

The UN and other humanitarian organisations have refused to work with the GHF on the basis that it would compromise values and put their teams and those receiving aid at risk. They have said the GHF can be used by Israel to forcibly displace the population by requiring them to move near a few distribution hubs or else face starvation. The UN has also opposed the use of facial recognition to vet those receiving aid."

Israeli settlers block aid trucks enroute to Gaza

Activists and Israeli media published video on social media this morning showing settlers blocking the road in front of aid trucks near the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom to Israelis) crossing between Gaza and Israel.

According to Israeli media, activists from the Tzav 9 movement and families of prisoners are blocking the passage of aid trucks into Gaza.

The scenes show several trucks stopped on the road.

20 Palestinians wounded while trying to reach aid centre

20 people have been hit by Israeli fire while trying to reach an aid distribution point set up by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

The distribution site, located near Israels Netzarim Corridor bisecting the Palestinian enclave, is the third to have been set up, after two distribution points were established in the southern city of Rafah.

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How the West is helping Russia to fund its war on Ukraine

the western world spends three times as much money on russian oil as it does on supporting ukraine.
We should be ashamed of ourselves.

What would I do, if I was in (political/military) power/charge after n- false claims and fake ceasefire proposals, I would hand over the PoW/hostages to the UN/ICRC, let arrest traitors in the , and would arm the civilian population with whatever is available. I would NOT negotiate with genocidal entities.They are illegal in my land, their army must withdraw asap, , , have the obligation to support flow at the crossings, acc to international law.

Canadian charity pauses Gaza aid after U.S.-backed group takes over distribution
Several Canadian humanitarian groups are calling for sanctions on Israel, something the federal government suggested last week could be coming. Now, one group says it won't deliver 17 "fully loaded" aid trucks out of fear that Palestinians won't get safe access.

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There have been multiple explosions near a food distribution point opened by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in the centre of the Strip.

Thats after Israeli shots were fired near one of their aid points in the south on Wednesday.

Africa: When Aid Shrinks, Execution Must Rise: New Times The announcement of deep cuts in US development assistance has cast a long shadow over Africa's infrastructure ambitions. The African Development Fund, the continent's principal vehicle for concessional financing, now faces a possible 37% drop in donor contributions, with Washington potentially withdrawing entirely, according to the Centre of Global Development.

Israel kills 10 Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza in 48 hours

At least 10 Palestinians desperately seeking aid from a contentious and heavily criticised United States-backed organisation have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza over the last 48 hours.

Food needs to be distributed in multiple forms, and at multiple sites across all Gaza governorates. This is the only way to restore order and prevent mass starvation.

OCHA

Israel allowed a trickle of aid into Gaza some nutrition and medical supplies, as well as flour but banned most other items, including fuel, cooking gas, shelter and hygiene products.

They also imposed the condition that we could only deliver flour to bakeries and not directly to families. This required people to face large crowds to collect bread from a limited number of bakeries daily

OCHA

Israeli occupation forces have opened fire with tanks and machine guns on desperate Palestinian refugees trying to get some of the tiny amount of food Israel has allowed into Gaza. Israel is using the aid as bait to draw Palestinians...into concentration camps in the south, ethnically cleansing the rest of Gaza and forcing the population into prisons controlled by US mercenaries"
International aid is still stuck outside Rafah crossing

"The Front views these centers as components of an integrated political-military apparatus aimed at emptying the Strip of its inhabitants...blocking aid from reaching residential areas to force people to converge on specific, fully occupation-controlled points. These spots then become gateways for mass expulsion and detention, a soft-focus remake of Nazi concentration camps that Netanyahu is trying to replicate"
Eloquently put by the PFLP

"The legitimacy of US aid schemes has been questioned after a US military contractor working on a controversial distribution initiative in Gaza has reportedly turned to a company with Israeli ties"
"Safe Reach Solutions (SRS), a US-based private security company run by a former CIA officer, recently signed a deal with a firm called Three Brothers...a company accused of having long-standing ties to the Israeli security forces"

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At least six people were shot and killed by Israeli forces while trying to reach an aid distribution point west of Rafah in the south of the enclave.

Former Prime Minister has blasted the countrys political leadership and the conduct of its military, saying he is no longer able to defend against accusations of war crimes.

pointed to Israels 11-week blockade of humanitarian into and the soaring number of killed.
What is it if not a he asked rhetorically.

Heba Jabr, 29, who sleeps in a tent in southern Gaza with her husband and their two children, has been struggling to find food.

Dying by bombing is much better than dying from the humiliation of hunger and being unable to provide bread and water for your children, she told AFP news agency.

We don't have a car or medical insurance, and my mom has had three septic surgeries in the past year. We're simply drowning.

Anything helps us *survive*. We're going into next month with $500 to our name and $1000 rent. Please help us.

- TheJaseks25gmail.com Paul

As U.S.-backed aid group begins Gaza operations, why are some against it
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is the linchpin of a new aid system that would wrest distribution away from aid groups led by the U.N..

Count the boxes.

GHF

Thousands of Palestinians clambered over fences and pushed through packed crowds to reach life-saving supplies brought by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).

Gazas Government Media Office said Israeli forces around the area opened live fire on starving civilians who were lured to these locations under the pretence of receiving aid.

The Israeli military said its soldiers had fired warning shots in the area outside the distribution site.

How will Gaza aid distribution work under controversial U.S.-backed group Here's what we know
In the wake of the resignation of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation chief a day earlier, questions have arisen surrounding the controversy behind the U.S.-backed group that has drawn criticism and widespread condemnation from other aid agencies operating...

Palestinians overwhelm Gaza food distribution centre run by new aid group
The distribution hub outside Rafah had been opened the day before by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which has been slated by Israel to take over aid operations.

Droves of Palestinians overwhelm new Gaza aid centre in Rafah as warning shots ring out
Chaos erupted on the second day of aid operations by a new U.S.-backed group in Gaza as desperate Palestinians overwhelmed a centre distributing food on Tuesday, breaking through fences. Nearby Israeli troops fired warning shots, sending people fleeing in panic.

Palestinians overwhelm Gaza food distribution centre run by new aid group
The distribution hub outside Rafah had been opened the day before by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which has been slated by Israel to take over aid operations.

As U.S.-backed aid group begins Gaza operations, why are some against it
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is the linchpin of a new aid system that would wrest distribution away from aid groups led by the U.N..

Hamas has executed four men for looting some of the aid trucks that have begun entering Gaza.

We don't have a car or medical insurance, and my mom has had three septic surgeries in the past year. We're simply drowning.

Anything helps us *survive*. We're going into next month with $500 to our name and $1000 rent. Please help us.

- TheJaseks25gmail.com Paul

We don't have a car or medical insurance, and my mom has had three septic surgeries in the past year. We're simply drowning.

Anything helps us *survive*. We're going into next month with $500 to our name and $1000 rent. Please help us.

- TheJaseks25gmail.com Paul

We don't have a car or medical insurance, and my mom has had three septic surgeries in the past year. We're simply drowning.

Anything helps us *survive*. We're going into next month with $500 to our name and $1000 rent. Please help us.

- TheJaseks25gmail.com Paul

This is not set up to meet the needs of people. It very much feels like its been designed to locate people into the south of Gaza into an area thats been designated by the Israelis as a humanitarian zone, as opposed to trying to meet the needs of a very desperate population.

Hardin Lang from Refugees International

Israeli troops fire on starving Palestinians seeking food in Gaza

Israeli forces opened fire in a bid to disperse the crowd during the chaos, with Gazas Government Media Office saying Israels military killed three people and wounded 46 others.

Israeli extremists open fire as group loses control of distribution centre.

Humanitarian Foundation, CHOSEN by the culprits, 'unprepared' for thousands of hungry Palestinians, leading staff to abandon posts